McCain LIES About Palin's AIP Connections (Proof & Corroboration)

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McCain's AIP Defense Raises More Questions
by georgia10
Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 08:35:31 AM PDT

"The fires of hell are frozen glaciers compared to my hatred for the American government...and I won't be buried under their damn flag." - Joe Vogler, Founder of the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP)

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The McCain campaign, trying to swiftly bury this under the rug as Palin is set to take the stage tonight, claims that Palin never attended the group's 1994 convention. But they did reveal that she did attend their 2000 Convention, as a "courtesy." Attending a separatist convention out of courtesy? More on that later today.

But while admitting that she attended the 2000 Convention, the McCain campaign vehemently denies that she attended the convention in 1994, as was initially reported.

But as Jake Tapper over at ABC News reports, witnesses who were there say that McCain's defense simply isn't true. Not only has Lynette Clark not retracted her statement regarding Palin's attendance at the AIP's 1994 Convention, but that statement is now corroborated by another former AIP official:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/09/another-aip-off.html

Mark Chryson, chairman of the AIP from 1995 to 2002 -- tells ABC News that "Palin was at the convention in 1994. She was there."

The McCain campaign may have hoped that the release of voter registration records would put an end to these inquiries, but those records fail to explain away the following:

* Palin's confirmed attendance at the AIP's 1994 Convention
* Her confirmed attendance at the AIP's 2000 Convention
* Her videotaped address to the AIP Convention in 2008, and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwvPNXYrIyI
* Her husband's almost decade-long membership in the organization.

As this story continues to develop, one thing remains clear: an 11-page PDF isn't going to make these questions go away.

more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/3/9424/97589/308/584469